comet
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Etymology [edit]
From Old French comete (French: comète), from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komētēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (komē, “hair”).
Noun [edit]
comet (plural comets)
- (astronomy) A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.
- A celestial phenomenon with the appearance given by the orbiting celestial body.
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a celestial body, generally with a tail
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Verb [edit]
comet
- Third-person singular present indicative form of cometre.
- Second-person singular imperative form of cometre.
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
cōmet
- third-person singular future active indicative of cōmō
